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6. B. NEWTON.

TRACE END CARRIER.

APPLlQATlON FILED FEB. 6. I9l9.

Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

THE COLUMBIA PLANQGRAPH C0., WASHNUTON. D. C.

4 George. Mwfow.

UNITED STATES TENT OFFICE? n GEo'JaGnn NEWTON, oF Iran-DAM, KANSAS.

f mamma To all wwmmag/fcofncern: Be itknown that I, GEORGE B. NEWTON, al vcitizen of the United States, residing at IIaddam, in the'` county of Washington and State of Kjansas, have invented certain/new and useful Improvements in ,Trace-End Carriers, of which the following is azspecication. I .1 Q l My:invention` relates to certain new y, and useful improvements in trace end carriers, and is desi-gnedftolbe used as part of a horse harness for attaching the eyes or tugs of loose' traces* when-bitching or un-hitchingf Aa f horse.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a simple but effective device upon which the trace ends may be hung for convenience, and which is inexpensive in production, and not likely to become deranged or lhroken in use.

Other obj ects of the invention are the provision of a device of the character mentioned on which the harness lines will not catch, which may be mounted cn the type of harness now in use without serious trouble, and in which the snap-hook or part of the device .directly receiving the eyes or tugs of the traces is readily removable should it break, so as to be `replaced by a new like part.

With Jthe above and other objects in view, my invention consists in centain no-vel combinations and arrangements of parts as will 4be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l shows a plan view of a doulble trace and carrier embodying my invention, showing individual snaphooks each adapted to receive one of the trace ends. Fig. 2 is a modification showing a trace carrier provi-ded with a single snaphook. Fig. 8 illustrates the snap-hook which I prefer to use with my device. Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the plate showing the ends of the snap hooks -in position.

In Fig. 1, wherein is illustrated one form of my invent-ion, the carrier consists of a plate, A, of sheet-metal or otherwise, of substantially square or rectangular design, said plate lbeing formed with openings, l, 2, and an intermediate cross-bar, 3, from. which latter rises a stud or pin, 4, sai-d plate being normally formed with an extension along its opposite side edges and said extension being subsequently turned upwardly and inwardly to form the substantially long t'uibular bearing B. The free edges of these curved or tubular portions terminate a suiiicient dissieeiaafion 'of Laersra'teii/L VPaltented",Aug", 19, 21919 animation-filed February allele. seriarmpzvfsgses.

tance.abovegthex-top surface ofthe platelto form vslotsor openings which in factserve as-fentirances into the tabular bearings and permit: the: ready insertion 'and removal of the loops kor eyes of the snap-hooks, C, said snap-hooks having'thefcrossloara c, of their loops Yor Vey-es ygrooved onone 'or both sides yto facilitate the ready yremoval of; the snap-` hoo'ks, in the even-t of the hoo-kbeing broken, and-the substitution "of ranother hook.

The snap-hooks'maybe of any well known form, but for reasons hereinafter stated, I prefer for! nity:purposethe style of hook 4fshown-f in Fig. 3, namely, one wherein the usual spring-tongue, d, is formed or pro-A vided with a rounded or curved horn or projection, e, which exten-ds above the tongue and may overhang the latter, said horn by reason of its location and construction, facilitating the depression of the tongue of the snap-hook even by a par-ty wearing heavy gloves, and thereby making easier the attachment and removal of of the trace ends. The curved or rounded surface of the horn prevents the harness reins catching in the snap-hooks.

In attaching the device of Fig. 1, said device is located over the rump of the anim-al, and the crupper strap, 6, is passed upwardly through one of the slots of the plate, A, and over the cross-bar, 3, and thence through the other side of the plate, it being understood that one of the usual holes in the strap will engage the stud or pin7 4, in the well known manner. The bight of the crupper strap may be engaged by a ring on the Iback strap of the harness, as shown by dotted lines. The device of Fig. l is of a douible character; that is, it has a tulbular lbearing on two of its side edges and each of these bearings is provided with a snap-hook.

In Fig. 2, another and a single type of device is shown wherein the plate, A', has ythe tubular bearing on only one of its edges; otherwise the arrangements of parts is sulbstantially as before described. In using the single type of device of Fig. 2, two o-f the plates, A', will be used, one `attached toV the hip strap on each side of the hoses rumgp, and each of the plates will serve fo-r the attachment of one of the traces, one of which willvbe Iattached at the right and the other at the left side of the horse, and the points of attachment for the traces will be sufliciently low on the animal that a short man or the tugs or eyes llooy may attach and detach the trace ends without difficulty.

Having descri'bed my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure .by Letters Patent is:

l. A 'trace end carrier consisting of a slotted plate formed with a side` edge AeX- tension, said extension being curved .upwardly and inwardly to form a long tubular Iloearing, Iand a snap-hook detachably fitted to said bearing and adapted to receive a trace end, said snap-hook having a grooved cross-bar and the free edge of the tubular bearing terminating a suiicient distance above the top surface of the plate to `form an opening adapted to freely admit said groo-ved cross-bar when alined with the groove thereof.

,2. A trace end carrier consisting of a slotted plate of substantially rectangular Gopiel of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the form `adapted to loe supported y0n the rump ofthe animal, said plate having extensions on oppositeV sides each of said extensions be ying curved upwardly and inwardly to form a long tubular loe'aring the free edge of .which terminates a short distance above the plate, anda snap-hook detachably fitted to each 'of said ibearings and ladapted to receive a trace end, each of said snap-hooks having a crosslbar with` a. groove therein adapted when the snap-hook'is turned over to register withv the end of the tulbnlar bearing and to allow thesnap-hook to be removed rom and attached to the plate by an end-wise movement, said plate having a cross-bar intermediate of its ends and provided with a projecting stud.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature.

' y GEORGE B. NEWTON.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

